Feeding Open Brain Coral Do You Feed Both Mouths?

[Nonuser]

I have had this open brain for three or four months. I have had it grab a few mysis and krill over time but nothing major. The last week or so it's been opening up more while the lights are on and have its tentacles extended. I picked up some silver sides and broke off two front halves and let them thaw out. I wasn't even thinking of offering any to the open brain. But I did and the one mouth grabbed it and consumed the 3/4 of the silver side. I was pretty impressed.

Do do you have to feed both mouths? I feed it over 5 hours ago and it kept it down.

 

[MrHermit85]

I used to feed both mouths of my open brain every so often if I could manage it without fish or shrimp swiping the food

 

[Nonuser]

Thanks for the info, I wasn't sure if you fed each mouth or either one would feed the entire coral.

 

[reeferkeeper420]

Im pretty sure your supposed to feed both mouths. Dont quote me.on it but im pretty sure lol.

 

[Nonuser]

Update each head will consume half a silver side in about 5 minutes and then puff up(digesting it) then back to normal in an hour. I'm thinking of naming it Seymour.

 

[EricTMah]

Feed both mouths.
The more you feed it. The larger pieces of food it will be able to take.

I started feeding mine for the first time about a year ago. I've had it for four years prior.
Since starting to feed it. It has easily tripled in size over a year span. Also I started with 1/8 a piece of whole, peeled table shrimp. Now it can almost take half a jumbo shrimp pre feeding.

It's easily 8" around now [emoji3]

Sony Xperia Z3

 

[Nonuser]

Wow nice one and amazing growth. But I really don't have the room for a 8" open brain. But now that I started to feed it it expects food. It'll open up its feeders while the lights are on. I figure when it does this it's looking for another meal. Have I created a monster? Can I stop feeding it without harming it? Because before this it maybe caught one or two pieces of mysis every week.

 

[EricTMah]

You can feed as little as you want so long as it stays healthy.

I usually feed my brain once every week or two. But honestly. I've gone as long as six weeks without feeding it and it's been fine.

In the wild if one of these were to catch a larger meal doesn't mean it needs to eat like that on a regular basis. It catches food at random. So only feed it when you want to. Not going to do it any harm if not fed on a regular basis. As long as your tank conditions are good enough to sustain it.

Sony Xperia Z3

 

[Nonuser]

Hey, thanks for the info, makes me feel better about not having to feed it all the time.